U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsThese national industry-specific occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from employers of all sizes, in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia, in SIC Major Group 20 - Food and Kindred Products.
SIC Major Group 20 - Food and Kindred Products consists of:
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SOC Major Groups in in SIC 20 - Food and Kindred Products:
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 00-0000 | Industry Total | 1,694,150 | 100.00% | $10.55 | $12.88 | $26,800 | 1.1 % |
| Management Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Management Occupations | 83,810 | 4.95% | $30.55 | $33.64 | $69,970 | 1.3 % | |
| Chief Executives | 5,470 | 0.32% | $65.62 | $55.90 | $116,260 | 2.0 % | |
| General and Operations Managers | 19,570 | 1.16% | $33.79 | $36.22 | $75,330 | 1.8 % | |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | 690 | 0.04% | $27.56 | $30.66 | $63,780 | 4.1 % | |
| Marketing Managers | 4,760 | 0.28% | $36.04 | $36.87 | $76,680 | 2.7 % | |
| Sales Managers | 6,970 | 0.41% | $28.28 | $31.40 | $65,310 | 2.7 % | |
| Public Relations Managers | 550 | 0.03% | $36.59 | $36.33 | $75,560 | 3.9 % | |
| Administrative Services Managers | 1,880 | 0.11% | $25.41 | $27.27 | $56,730 | 4.0 % | |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2,350 | 0.14% | $34.42 | $35.59 | $74,030 | 3.7 % | |
| Financial Managers | 6,500 | 0.38% | $33.02 | $34.60 | $71,970 | 1.5 % | |
| Human Resources Managers (3) | 3,970 | 0.23% | $26.91 | $28.77 | $59,850 | 1.0 % | |
| Industrial Production Managers (3) | 15,790 | 0.93% | $24.99 | $26.91 | $55,970 | 0.8 % | |
| Purchasing Managers (3) | 2,270 | 0.13% | $25.95 | $27.55 | $57,310 | 0.8 % | |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 3,500 | 0.21% | $25.41 | $26.97 | $56,100 | 1.6 % | |
| Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers | (5) | (5) | $36.31 | $32.53 | $67,670 | 10.9 % | |
| Engineering Managers | 2,480 | 0.15% | $34.89 | $35.36 | $73,550 | 4.1 % | |
| Food Service Managers | 130 | 0.01% | $17.33 | $23.17 | $48,200 | 19.6 % | |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 930 | 0.05% | $34.95 | $36.42 | $75,750 | 4.0 % | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 22,200 | 1.31% | $19.63 | $21.31 | $44,320 | 2.1 % | |
| Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products | 1,710 | 0.10% | $18.73 | $20.53 | $42,700 | 2.7 % | |
| Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products (3) | (5) | (5) | $16.35 | $17.97 | $37,390 | 3.8 % | |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (3) | 3,350 | 0.20% | $18.79 | $19.84 | $41,260 | 1.3 % | |
| Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation | 270 | 0.02% | $11.14 | $14.59 | $30,350 | 20.3 % | |
| Cost Estimators (3) | 460 | 0.03% | $19.31 | $21.07 | $43,820 | 1.8 % | |
| Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | 970 | 0.06% | $17.72 | $18.95 | $39,420 | 2.8 % | |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 830 | 0.05% | $20.17 | $21.35 | $44,420 | 2.7 % | |
| Training and Development Specialists | 1,500 | 0.09% | $13.10 | $16.74 | $34,830 | 7.0 % | |
| Management Analysts | 230 | 0.01% | $33.85 | $33.68 | $70,050 | 7.0 % | |
| Accountants and Auditors (3) | 6,630 | 0.39% | $19.50 | $20.92 | $43,510 | 0.8 % | |
| Budget Analysts (3) | 60 | 0.00% | $22.54 | $25.48 | $53,000 | 5.3 % | |
| Credit Analysts (3) | 110 | 0.01% | $16.67 | $17.48 | $36,350 | 3.9 % | |
| Financial Analysts | 210 | 0.01% | $23.62 | $25.05 | $52,110 | 4.6 % | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 8,620 | 0.51% | $24.96 | $25.62 | $53,280 | 2.5 % | |
| Computer Programmers (3) | 1,580 | 0.09% | $22.52 | $23.48 | $48,850 | 1.1 % | |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 60 | 0.00% | $29.03 | $30.51 | $63,460 | 6.7 % | |
| Computer Support Specialists | 1,780 | 0.11% | $18.85 | $20.28 | $42,180 | 6.8 % | |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 3,550 | 0.21% | $29.70 | $29.52 | $61,400 | 2.0 % | |
| Database Administrators (3) | 320 | 0.02% | $22.71 | $24.00 | $49,920 | 1.5 % | |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 770 | 0.05% | $21.35 | $22.12 | $46,000 | 1.7 % | |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 280 | 0.02% | $27.46 | $27.16 | $56,490 | 4.1 % | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 9,970 | 0.59% | $25.39 | $25.87 | $53,810 | 2.4 % | |
| Agricultural Engineers (3) | 260 | 0.02% | $25.74 | $26.41 | $54,930 | 4.7 % | |
| Chemical Engineers (3) | 310 | 0.02% | $30.03 | $29.97 | $62,330 | 2.7 % | |
| Electrical Engineers | 90 | 0.01% | $30.00 | $29.75 | $61,880 | 7.3 % | |
| Environmental Engineers | 50 | 0.00% | $20.84 | $25.93 | $53,920 | 12.9 % | |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 580 | 0.03% | $22.37 | $22.64 | $47,080 | 2.5 % | |
| Industrial Engineers | 4,380 | 0.26% | $28.16 | $28.31 | $58,880 | 2.4 % | |
| Mechanical Engineers (3) | 1,540 | 0.09% | $25.75 | $26.54 | $55,200 | 1.4 % | |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians | 80 | 0.00% | $16.00 | $15.78 | $32,820 | 5.1 % | |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians (3) | 400 | 0.02% | $19.05 | $20.44 | $42,510 | 1.5 % | |
| Mechanical Engineering Technicians | 910 | 0.05% | $18.62 | $21.54 | $44,800 | 16.6 % | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 12,830 | 0.76% | $14.79 | $16.92 | $35,190 | 1.5 % | |
| Agricultural and Food Scientists (3) | 940 | 0.06% | $23.58 | $24.80 | $51,580 | 2.5 % | |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 110 | 0.01% | $23.31 | $24.31 | $50,560 | 7.1 % | |
| Microbiologists | 70 | 0.00% | $15.74 | $16.90 | $35,160 | 6.0 % | |
| Chemists (3) | 2,360 | 0.14% | $19.89 | $21.68 | $45,100 | 1.7 % | |
| Market Research Analysts | 150 | 0.01% | $27.65 | $29.02 | $60,360 | 7.7 % | |
| Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 5,290 | 0.31% | $13.13 | $14.38 | $29,920 | 1.7 % | |
| Biological Technicians | 840 | 0.05% | $12.76 | $13.08 | $27,210 | 1.7 % | |
| Chemical Technicians | 2,100 | 0.12% | $12.88 | $13.86 | $28,830 | 3.3 % | |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | (5) | (5) | $16.99 | $19.21 | $39,950 | 9.7 % | |
| Community and Social Services Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Community and Social Services Occupations | 40 | 0.00% | $9.63 | $9.74 | $20,270 | 3.1 % | |
| Legal Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Legal Occupations | 610 | 0.04% | $47.38 | $43.68 | $90,840 | 6.7 % | |
| Lawyers | 450 | 0.03% | $55.20 | $51.48 | $107,080 | 7.6 % | |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 150 | 0.01% | $20.68 | $20.89 | $43,450 | 4.7 % | |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations | 120 | 0.01% | $12.62 | $14.18 | $29,490 | 5.1 % | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 1,840 | 0.11% | $12.71 | $14.96 | $31,120 | 6.6 % | |
| Graphic Designers | 110 | 0.01% | $19.63 | $21.27 | $44,250 | 4.9 % | |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers (3) | 1,170 | 0.07% | $9.81 | $9.96 | $20,710 | 4.0 % | |
| Public Relations Specialists (3) | 150 | 0.01% | $18.27 | $19.88 | $41,350 | 6.5 % | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 680 | 0.04% | $15.44 | $16.27 | $33,840 | 4.0 % | |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists (3) | (5) | (5) | $18.06 | $19.45 | $40,450 | 7.5 % | |
| Registered Nurses (3) | 250 | 0.01% | $16.80 | $17.66 | $36,730 | 1.8 % | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (3) | 150 | 0.01% | $11.63 | $12.33 | $25,640 | 2.7 % | |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians | 190 | 0.01% | $12.60 | $14.52 | $30,210 | 11.5 % | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | (5) | (5) | $7.44 | $7.94 | $16,520 | 9.2 % | |
| Protective Service Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Protective Service Occupations | 3,130 | 0.18% | $9.64 | $11.14 | $23,170 | 2.4 % | |
| Security Guards (3) | 2,810 | 0.17% | $8.94 | $10.00 | $20,810 | 1.2 % | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 16,810 | 0.99% | $7.67 | $8.88 | $18,470 | 2.2 % | |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | (5) | (5) | $12.12 | $12.43 | $25,850 | 4.6 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 1,920 | 0.11% | $16.16 | $17.21 | $35,790 | 3.9 % | |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (3) | 80 | 0.00% | $8.19 | $8.60 | $17,880 | 4.8 % | |
| Cooks, Restaurant (3) | 170 | 0.01% | $8.72 | $8.81 | $18,330 | 3.4 % | |
| Cooks, Short Order (3) | (5) | (5) | $7.87 | $7.89 | $16,410 | 2.2 % | |
| Food Preparation Workers | 6,580 | 0.39% | $7.53 | $7.83 | $16,290 | 2.5 % | |
| Bartenders (3) | (5) | (5) | $6.94 | $7.46 | $15,520 | 3.6 % | |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food (3) | 4,100 | 0.24% | $7.14 | $7.28 | $15,140 | 2.1 % | |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop (3) | 1,880 | 0.11% | $6.75 | $6.88 | $14,300 | 3.0 % | |
| Waiters and Waitresses (3) | 1,120 | 0.07% | $6.41 | $6.79 | $14,120 | 2.7 % | |
| Dishwashers | 210 | 0.01% | $6.73 | $7.88 | $16,390 | 12.8 % | |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop (3) | 60 | 0.00% | $6.05 | $6.29 | $13,080 | 3.2 % | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 35,270 | 2.08% | $9.21 | $10.14 | $21,090 | 1.3 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (3) | 1,850 | 0.11% | $16.26 | $17.32 | $36,030 | 1.3 % | |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (3) | 30,280 | 1.79% | $9.17 | $9.76 | $20,300 | 0.6 % | |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (3) | 260 | 0.02% | $9.64 | $9.54 | $19,850 | 2.3 % | |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 380 | 0.02% | $8.67 | $9.79 | $20,350 | 4.0 % | |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (3) | 570 | 0.03% | $11.98 | $12.52 | $26,040 | 2.4 % | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 270 | 0.02% | $6.90 | $8.12 | $16,890 | 7.6 % | |
| Tour Guides and Escorts | (5) | (5) | $9.17 | $8.66 | $18,020 | 7.0 % | |
| Sales and Related Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 51,840 | 3.06% | $14.64 | $16.94 | $35,240 | 2.0 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers | 2,360 | 0.14% | $18.12 | $20.31 | $42,250 | 3.6 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 4,640 | 0.27% | $22.93 | $25.79 | $53,640 | 3.1 % | |
| Cashiers (3) | 6,150 | 0.36% | $7.50 | $8.21 | $17,080 | 1.5 % | |
| Counter and Rental Clerks (3) | 60 | 0.00% | $6.95 | $8.01 | $16,660 | 7.2 % | |
| Retail Salespersons (3) | 8,600 | 0.51% | $8.30 | $9.93 | $20,650 | 1.8 % | |
| Advertising Sales Agents (3) | (5) | (5) | $12.13 | $17.17 | $35,710 | 13.2 % | |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (3) | 22,900 | 1.35% | $18.51 | $20.16 | $41,930 | 0.8 % | |
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters (3) | 1,900 | 0.11% | $8.82 | $10.33 | $21,490 | 4.0 % | |
| Sales Engineers (3) | 60 | 0.00% | $26.64 | $29.56 | $61,490 | 4.4 % | |
| Telemarketers | 110 | 0.01% | $9.70 | $10.05 | $20,890 | 11.4 % | |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 124,670 | 7.36% | $11.69 | $12.44 | $25,870 | 0.7 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers (3) | 6,750 | 0.40% | $16.76 | $17.75 | $36,920 | 0.6 % | |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service (3) | 1,340 | 0.08% | $10.08 | $10.38 | $21,580 | 0.7 % | |
| Bill and Account Collectors (3) | 300 | 0.02% | $13.31 | $13.83 | $28,770 | 3.4 % | |
| Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators (3) | 4,640 | 0.27% | $11.34 | $11.77 | $24,490 | 0.7 % | |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (3) | 14,730 | 0.87% | $11.65 | $12.19 | $25,370 | 0.5 % | |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (3) | 3,410 | 0.20% | $12.49 | $12.96 | $26,950 | 0.5 % | |
| Procurement Clerks (3) | 1,110 | 0.07% | $12.28 | $12.63 | $26,280 | 1.3 % | |
| Correspondence Clerks | 410 | 0.02% | $11.88 | $12.71 | $26,430 | 4.1 % | |
| Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 160 | 0.01% | $14.12 | $13.76 | $28,620 | 3.7 % | |
| Customer Service Representatives | 7,390 | 0.44% | $12.44 | $13.14 | $27,330 | 2.0 % | |
| File Clerks (3) | 500 | 0.03% | $9.30 | $9.91 | $20,610 | 2.3 % | |
| Order Clerks | 4,110 | 0.24% | $11.05 | $11.37 | $23,650 | 2.1 % | |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (3) | 3,020 | 0.18% | $11.77 | $12.32 | $25,620 | 0.6 % | |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks (3) | 2,000 | 0.12% | $9.90 | $10.07 | $20,950 | 0.5 % | |
| Couriers and Messengers (3) | 50 | 0.00% | $9.18 | $9.00 | $18,730 | 4.0 % | |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (3) | 160 | 0.01% | $11.35 | $13.46 | $27,990 | 5.3 % | |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (3) | 6,200 | 0.37% | $14.37 | $15.18 | $31,570 | 0.9 % | |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks (3) | 19,630 | 1.16% | $11.31 | $11.71 | $24,350 | 0.5 % | |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers (3) | 12,000 | 0.71% | $10.42 | $11.04 | $22,960 | 0.8 % | |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (3) | 4,680 | 0.28% | $9.80 | $10.37 | $21,580 | 1.1 % | |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 7,520 | 0.44% | $14.65 | $15.24 | $31,690 | 1.8 % | |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 6,500 | 0.38% | $11.70 | $12.11 | $25,180 | 3.7 % | |
| Computer Operators (3) | 900 | 0.05% | $13.11 | $14.05 | $29,230 | 1.2 % | |
| Data Entry Keyers (3) | 1,850 | 0.11% | $10.04 | $10.23 | $21,280 | 1.1 % | |
| Word Processors and Typists (3) | 250 | 0.01% | $11.36 | $11.66 | $24,260 | 2.9 % | |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (3) | 80 | 0.00% | $9.92 | $10.48 | $21,790 | 3.8 % | |
| Office Clerks, General | 12,170 | 0.72% | $10.03 | $10.43 | $21,680 | 0.9 % | |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (3) | 160 | 0.01% | $10.42 | $10.79 | $22,450 | 2.4 % | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 24,700 | 1.46% | $7.99 | $8.90 | $18,510 | 1.9 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 1,850 | 0.11% | $15.44 | $16.40 | $34,120 | 7.9 % | |
| Agricultural Inspectors | 830 | 0.05% | $10.89 | $11.37 | $23,650 | 2.8 % | |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (3) | 8,720 | 0.51% | $7.54 | $7.99 | $16,620 | 1.4 % | |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators (3) | 2,100 | 0.12% | $8.57 | $9.44 | $19,630 | 1.9 % | |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 1,860 | 0.11% | $7.54 | $7.62 | $15,860 | 3.6 % | |
| Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals (3) | 5,230 | 0.31% | $7.65 | $8.03 | $16,690 | 2.3 % | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 8,360 | 0.49% | $15.72 | $16.33 | $33,970 | 3.1 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 100 | 0.01% | $19.75 | $20.74 | $43,140 | 6.6 % | |
| Carpenters | 170 | 0.01% | $12.28 | $13.25 | $27,570 | 6.2 % | |
| Electricians | 4,520 | 0.27% | $17.63 | $18.24 | $37,940 | 2.0 % | |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 1,090 | 0.06% | $12.67 | $13.56 | $28,200 | 4.0 % | |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (3) | 770 | 0.05% | $18.94 | $18.56 | $38,610 | 2.2 % | |
| Sheet Metal Workers (3) | 290 | 0.02% | $14.85 | $15.50 | $32,240 | 3.8 % | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 100,450 | 5.93% | $15.00 | $15.56 | $32,360 | 0.7 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 6,780 | 0.40% | $21.87 | $22.32 | $46,420 | 1.4 % | |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 1,630 | 0.10% | $15.28 | $15.13 | $31,460 | 2.6 % | |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 1,500 | 0.09% | $17.76 | $17.61 | $36,620 | 3.3 % | |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (3) | 1,240 | 0.07% | $14.41 | $15.00 | $31,200 | 1.2 % | |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (3) | 5,270 | 0.31% | $15.03 | $15.44 | $32,120 | 0.9 % | |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics (3) | 1,040 | 0.06% | $14.04 | $14.29 | $29,720 | 1.7 % | |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (3) | 2,110 | 0.12% | $14.41 | $14.85 | $30,890 | 0.9 % | |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 22,910 | 1.35% | $15.30 | $15.77 | $32,790 | 1.2 % | |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (3) | 40,300 | 2.38% | $13.50 | $14.03 | $29,180 | 0.6 % | |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery (3) | 6,790 | 0.40% | $13.34 | $13.99 | $29,100 | 1.3 % | |
| Millwrights (3) | 1,710 | 0.10% | $18.40 | $18.39 | $38,250 | 2.2 % | |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | 4,570 | 0.27% | $14.72 | $14.60 | $30,360 | 1.6 % | |
| Helpers—Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (3) | 2,380 | 0.14% | $10.78 | $11.36 | $23,620 | 1.5 % | |
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Production Occupations | 867,130 | 51.18% | $9.56 | $10.61 | $22,060 | 0.8 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 51,920 | 3.06% | $17.53 | $18.63 | $38,750 | 1.0 % | |
| Team Assemblers | 19,800 | 1.17% | $10.48 | $11.62 | $24,170 | 5.0 % | |
| Bakers (3) | 35,260 | 2.08% | $11.01 | $11.39 | $23,700 | 1.0 % | |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 12,170 | 0.72% | $8.54 | $8.89 | $18,500 | 2.3 % | |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (3) | 132,220 | 7.80% | $8.03 | $8.20 | $17,060 | 0.7 % | |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 112,180 | 6.62% | $9.20 | $9.15 | $19,030 | 1.2 % | |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 16,150 | 0.95% | $10.28 | $11.48 | $23,880 | 7.7 % | |
| Food Batchmakers | 57,280 | 3.38% | $9.97 | $10.50 | $21,850 | 1.8 % | |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 42,330 | 2.50% | $10.02 | $10.58 | $22,000 | 2.6 % | |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | (5) | (5) | $9.40 | $9.31 | $19,360 | 4.9 % | |
| Machinists | 2,460 | 0.15% | $16.04 | $16.94 | $35,240 | 7.1 % | |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 60 | 0.00% | $9.77 | $10.06 | $20,930 | 7.3 % | |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (3) | 650 | 0.04% | $13.19 | $13.71 | $28,520 | 2.9 % | |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (3) | 220 | 0.01% | $9.59 | $10.12 | $21,060 | 3.1 % | |
| Sewing Machine Operators (3) | (5) | (5) | $10.14 | $10.62 | $22,090 | 10.1 % | |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 4,100 | 0.24% | $16.14 | $16.77 | $34,870 | 2.2 % | |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators (3) | 820 | 0.05% | $11.56 | $12.64 | $26,280 | 2.8 % | |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (3) | 1,710 | 0.10% | $14.73 | $15.50 | $32,250 | 6.4 % | |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3) | 12,750 | 0.75% | $12.71 | $12.74 | $26,510 | 0.8 % | |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 6,770 | 0.40% | $10.52 | $11.68 | $24,300 | 5.3 % | |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 27,940 | 1.65% | $12.14 | $12.20 | $25,370 | 3.1 % | |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 930 | 0.05% | $8.16 | $8.33 | $17,330 | 3.1 % | |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3) | 10,640 | 0.63% | $9.75 | $10.40 | $21,620 | 1.3 % | |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3) | 5,440 | 0.32% | $11.47 | $11.75 | $24,440 | 1.0 % | |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders (3) | 840 | 0.05% | $11.70 | $12.16 | $25,290 | 2.4 % | |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (3) | 23,960 | 1.41% | $10.60 | $11.50 | $23,910 | 0.9 % | |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 129,740 | 7.66% | $10.12 | $10.88 | $22,640 | 1.7 % | |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3) | 170 | 0.01% | $9.45 | $10.09 | $20,990 | 5.8 % | |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (3) | (5) | (5) | $8.21 | $8.89 | $18,490 | 7.2 % | |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 7,540 | 0.45% | $8.52 | $9.38 | $19,510 | 3.0 % | |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders (3) | 4,920 | 0.29% | $9.25 | $10.30 | $21,430 | 1.8 % | |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 450 | 0.03% | $9.77 | $10.42 | $21,670 | 18.9 % | |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3) | 260 | 0.02% | $11.25 | $11.16 | $23,220 | 4.2 % | |
| Helpers—Production Workers | 62,370 | 3.68% | $9.40 | $9.82 | $20,420 | 1.9 % | |
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 320,760 | 18.93% | $10.35 | $11.48 | $23,870 | 1.1 % | |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 120 | 0.01% | $14.11 | $16.15 | $33,590 | 9.6 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 3,870 | 0.23% | $17.08 | $17.61 | $36,630 | 1.4 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 4,360 | 0.26% | $19.27 | $19.75 | $41,080 | 1.4 % | |
| Commercial Pilots | 120 | 0.01% | (2) | (2) | $59,810 | 12.7 % | |
| Driver/Sales Workers (3) | 28,270 | 1.67% | $14.88 | $15.31 | $31,850 | 1.0 % | |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 37,940 | 2.24% | $14.12 | $14.77 | $30,720 | 1.3 % | |
| Truck Drivers, Light Or Delivery Services | 18,770 | 1.11% | $12.01 | $12.58 | $26,180 | 2.5 % | |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders (3) | 6,420 | 0.38% | $12.12 | $12.14 | $25,250 | 2.3 % | |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (3) | 39,030 | 2.30% | $11.82 | $12.22 | $25,420 | 0.6 % | |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (3) | 16,160 | 0.95% | $9.23 | $9.83 | $20,440 | 1.0 % | |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 53,650 | 3.17% | $9.20 | $9.97 | $20,730 | 2.3 % | |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers (3) | 16,400 | 0.97% | $8.89 | $9.52 | $19,810 | 1.6 % | |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand (3) | 89,470 | 5.28% | $8.76 | $9.09 | $18,900 | 0.7 % | |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers (3) | 500 | 0.03% | $11.97 | $12.66 | $26,330 | 2.2 % | |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors (3) | 110 | 0.01% | $9.04 | $8.47 | $17,610 | 4.3 % | |
| Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 1,660 | 0.10% | $11.97 | $11.85 | $24,640 | 2.3 % | |
About 1999 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(2) = Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
(3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
(5) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.
The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
Industry-Specific occupational employment and wage estimates for other SIC Major Groups:
1999 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Other OES estimates and related information:
1999 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
1999 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
1999 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Last modified: October 16, 2001
